"Three Hours" is a song written and recorded by English folk musician
Nick Drake for his 1969 debut album Five Leaves Left. Recorded between
1968 and 1969, it was released in July 1969 by Island Records. Among his
backing musicians, Drake was accompanied by Richard Thompson from Fairport
Convention and Danny Thompson of Pentangle. The title of the album is a
reference to the old Rizla cigarette rolling papers packet, which used
to contain a printed note near the end saying "Only five leaves left".
Nicholas Rodney Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English
singer-songwriter. An accomplished acoustic guitarist, Drake signed to
Island Records at the age of twenty while still a student at the University
of Cambridge. His debut album, Five Leaves Left, was released in 1969, and
was followed by two more albums, Bryter Layter (1971) and Pink Moon (1972).
While Drake did not reach a wide audience during his brief lifetime, his
music found critical acclaim and he gradually received wider recognition
following his death in 1974 at the age of 26.
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